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More reasons Johnson is still the one to beat
12:29AM

Those of you who contend that Jimmie Johnson is the product of a superior team rather than a superior driver need to watch the last 10 laps of Saturday’s Sprint All-Star Race.

For Charlotte, nothing but net
May 18, 2013

I declare a one-day moratorium on criticism of the Charlotte Bobcats. Today we will speak not about the qualities the team lacks, among them a head coach. We will not talk about next week’s lottery or next month’s draft.

All-Star Race gets right to the point
By Tom Sorensen | May 17, 2013

Ever find yourself with somebody who won’t stop talking, notice his watch and ask, “In 75 words or less what time is it?”

Recruiting coverage is wrong; Yes, I watched Wiggins’ announcement, too
May 14, 2013

If adults didn’t show so much interest in recruiting as if it were a sport, it wouldn’t have its current popularity

Tom Talks: Warriors and Spurs on? Sleep will have to wait
May 13, 2013

Ran into a Carolina Panthers coach before rookie camp Friday. We talked about what everybody in my circle of friends talks about.

Panthers fullback Breitenstein gets back to work
May 11, 2013
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Ever watch a player excel in small college football and wonder why he can’t make it in the NFL?

Oregon star running back Barner gets Panthers’ attention
By Tom Sorensen | May 10, 2013

Some numbers: As an Oregon freshman Kenjon Barner rushed for 366 yards and three touchdowns; as a sophomore he rushed for 551 yards and six touchdowns; as a junior 939 yards and 11 touchdowns; as a senior 1,767 yards and 21 touchdowns.

Wildcats had little choice
By Tom Sorensen | May 8, 2013

I love the Southern Conference’s members, traditions, rivalries and geography. There’s something wonderful and these days rare about schools that stretch from Carolinas mountains to the Low Country getting on a bus and getting together to play.

Sorensen: North Carolina, South Carolina game will turn Charlotte into a college town
May 7, 2013

The NFL is the most popular sport in Charlotte. Despite our college traditions and basketball roots, nothing else is close.

Sorensen: Plenty of action No. 16
By Tom Sorensen | E-mail | May 4, 2013

The 16th hole is not the most famous hole at the Wells Fargo Championship. It’s a respectable hole, 487 yards, a par-4, solidly middle class. Except that nothing at Quail Hollow is middle class. So No. 16 is solidly upper-middle class.

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Tom Sorensen has been a columnist at The Observer for 20 years and has been at the paper for 25, writing about nearly every sport in the Carolinas.
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